Trade Agreements: USA

(asked on 23rd March 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps she is taking to ensure the maintenance of International Labour Organization conventions ratified by the UK in any future trade agreement with the US; and if she will make a statement.


Answered by
Greg Hands Portrait
Greg Hands
Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
This question was answered on 30th March 2020

The UK upholds its international labour standard commitments through domestic legislation and any Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) which the UK finalises with other countries will not change those commitments.

In our publication ‘Public Negotiating Objectives’ we made clear that both parties reaffirm their commitment to international labour standards, as is common practice in FTAs. We will include measures which allow the UK to maintain the integrity, and provide meaningful protection, of our world-leading labour standards.

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